Air Florida airplanes parked at a Miami International ... The orange, blue and green planes, with the distinctive “AF” logo on the tail were all over the Miami airport from the early 1970s ...
The recent crash and rescue on the icy river between DC and Virginia sparks memories of Air Florida's 1982 disaster.
The 1982 crash happened moments after takeoff in icy conditions in roughly the same place as Wednesday's collision between a jet and Army helicopter.